In remembrance of his illegal execution in November of 1885.
The course First Nation 498: Image of an Indian in Films was valuable course in teaching me how to recognize and examine media in regards to the hidden messages that misrepresent Aboriginal people/and or expressions of their culture. For my creative project I choose to show the Métis perspective of the events leading to the Métis rebellion of 1885.
The image of the man in a purple suit is John A. MacDonald on top of Métis land. I choose MacDonald to be purple for the fact that he is on $10 Cdn bills. The red smears in the picture is to symbol bloodshed. The image of the skull in the fire is Thomas Scott. There are two stories about Thomas Scott. The one I choose is from a Métis perspective, and I show Scott as an evil man who was out to get the Métis people, especially Louis Riel. The image of the mother and child, is Louis and his mother Julie. Besides God, Julie was major influence upon her son Riel. The text that surrounds the image is from letters between Riel and his mother. The type of art I choose is influenced from the work of Matisse.
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It sounds as though you are well on your way to understanding how to use the arts as meaning making by encouraging students to create images or construct expresses 3-D objects in response to what they have learned. This seems to have been a strong component of your FN Studies program.
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